A promising technology can justify investment without being ready to carry the country's entire defence. Existing capabilities still need support while their replacements develop. The example is a system expected to transform warfare in ten years when war instead begins after six. Losing that earlier war removes the opportunity to benefit from the future system. Procurement therefore has to preserve a viable force throughout the transition.
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A future technology still needs a present-day force
A weapon promised in ten years cannot protect a country that goes to war before it is ready.